Effect of glycerol on properties of chitosan/chlorhexidine membranes and antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans

IntroductionChitosan membranes with glycerol can function as an effective dispersing agent for different antibiotics or active ingredients that can be used in the treatment of diseases present in the oral cavity.MethodsThe effects of the addition of glycerol on the mechanical, water absorption, swel...

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Main Authors: José Alberto Hachity-Ortega, Alberto V. Jerezano-Domínguez, Laura Abisai Pazos-Rojas, Abigailt Flores-Ledesma, Diana del C. Pazos-Guarneros, Karla Aimée Parra-Solar, Eric Reyes-Cervantes, Ismael Juárez-Díaz, Manuel E. Medina, Mayra González-Martínez, Brenda Eréndida Castillo-Silva, Beatriz Xochitl Ávila-Curiel, Jesús Hernández-Juárez, América Rivera-Urbalejo, Paola G. Gordillo-Guerra, Miguel Angel Casillas-Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1430954/full